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Type of sail
The spritsail is a four-sided, fore-and-aft sail that is supported at its highest points by the mast and a diagonally running spar known as the sprit
Spritsail
Type of sail
On large sailing ships a spritsail is a square-rigged sail carried on a yard below the bowsprit. In some languages (such as German) it is known as a "blind"
Spritsail_(square-rigged)
Spar extending forward from a sailing vessel's prow
square-rigged ships a spritsail is flown below the bowsprit; these are sometimes accompanied by a sprit topmast, which serves to assist the spritsail while tacking
Bowsprit
Historic American sailing and rowing craft
A Woods Hole spritsail boat is a small sailing and rowing craft, constructed entirely of wood, and fastened with iron or copper. It was used historically
Woods_Hole_spritsail_boat
Sail boat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig
Gunter-rigged sloop Gaff-rigged sloop with a headsail and a gaff topsail Spritsail sloop Sloop sail with multiple foresails and topsail Bermuda Fitted Dinghy:
Sloop
17th-century Swedish warship
manoeuvred out of the sail room. The recovered sails consisted of the spritsail, spritsail topsail, fore topgallant, main course, main topgallant and the mizzen
Vasa_(ship)
during the Age of Sail. Its purpose as initially built was to assist the spritsail (which hung below it) in bringing the bow around when tacking. Unlike
Sprit_topmast
Sailing rig configuration
close adjacent to it. Topsails are never carried on gunter rigs. The spritsail is another rig with a four-sided fore-aft sail. Unlike the gaff rig where
Gaff_rig
Sail set above another sail
description. Topsails are also found on other fore-and-aft rigs: the spritsail and lug rig. The lug topsail is, in simple terms, a smaller version of
Topsail
British writer of books on sailing boats (1897–1971)
however the couple were together again by 1939. March dedicated his Spritsail Barges (1948) to his wife, thus: "To my wife, who has not minded my love
Edgar_J._March
Term for a makeshift repair
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Jury_rigging
Triangular sail with spars along upper and lower edges used by traditional Austronesians
configurations are sometimes known as the "crane sprit" or the "crane spritsail". Micronesian, Island Melanesian, and Polynesian single-outrigger vessels
Austronesian_sail_types
Arrangement of a ship's masts, sails, and ropes
four-sided mainsail with the upper edge made fast to a spar called a gaff. Spritsail rig features a four-sided mainsail with the aft upper corner supported
Rig_(sailing)
snotter is a rope or tackle used in sailing to tension the sprit on a spritsail, or a sprit boom on a sprit-boomed sail by pulling the lower end towards
Snotter
Sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts
are set, for example main topgallant starboard stu'nsail. One or more spritsails may also be set on booms set athwart and below the bowsprit. One or two
Full-rigged_ship
Topics referred to by the same term
Spiritus (disambiguation) Sprite (disambiguation) Sprit, other name for Spritsail All pages with titles beginning with Spirit All pages with titles containing
Spirit
Traditional flat-bottomed boat
Arcachon Basin is a small, flat-bottomed boat traditionally propelled by a spritsail and oars, later by motor. It is primarily used for fishing and oyster
Pinasse from the Arcachon basin
Pinasse_from_the_Arcachon_basin
Pole used in rigging of a sailing vessel
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Mast_(sailing)
Preserved spritsail barge
SB Cambria is a preserved spritsail Thames sailing barge now used for sail training. She was the last barge to trade entirely under sail, and took her
SB_Cambria
Wooden sailing barge, Dunkirk little ship
England in 1922. Her hull was pitch pine on oak frame. She was originally spritsail rigged with bowsprit. An auxiliary oil engine made by The Bergius Co.Ltd
SB_Pudge
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Roman_Empire
Type of sailing rig
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Lateen
Phoenician city-state
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Ancient_Carthage
Traditional boat type in Ireland
design: a Square rig and a standing Lug sail. The School also tried a Spritsail, but this time steering with a conventional rudder. This arrangement was
Gandelow
Ancient Semitic maritime civilization
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Phoenicia
Rope used to hoist a sail
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Halyard
Archaeological museum in Giza, Egypt
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Grand_Egyptian_Museum
17th-century ship of American colonists
follows: Three masts: mizzen (aft), main (midship) and fore, and also a spritsail in the bow area Three primary levels: main deck, gun deck and cargo hold
Mayflower
Type of boat
boats was usually two masted. In 1761, the larger Deal-built cutters had spritsails set on these masts, soon transitioning to a dipping lug fore-sail and
Cutter_(boat)
System for generating thrust for watercraft
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Wind-assisted_propulsion
Thames sailing barge
spent some of her life ketch-rigged and some of it spritsail-rigged. She is now permanently spritsail rigged, and has a mainmast and topmast that, together
Thalatta_(Thames_barge)
1765 first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
the main topgallant mast, the topsail yardarms on the foremast and the spritsail yardarms had all been shot away, and considerable damage had been done
HMS_Victory
European vessels from the Middle Ages
Gama as the São Gabriel, with six sails, a bowsprit, foresail, mizzen, spritsail and two topsails, already had the complete features and the design of
Medieval_ships
Fore and aft sailing rig with nearly vertical upper spar
London: Adlard Coles Nautical. ISBN 9781408180273. Leather, John (1979). Spritsails and Lugsails (1989 reissue ed.). Camden, Maine: International Marine Publishing
Gunter_rig
Type of sailing vessel
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Barque
Ancient lighthouse in Egypt
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Lighthouse_of_Alexandria
Topics referred to by the same term
Sprite (disambiguation) Spirit (disambiguation) Sprit, other name for Spritsail All pages with titles beginning with Sprite All pages with titles containing
Sprite
Type of commercial sailing boat
could be 'topped', helping where space was limited. They were usually spritsail rigged on two masts. Most had a topsail above the huge mainsail and a
Thames_sailing_barge
17th century English merchant ship
of hold 14 feet (4.3 m) Propulsion Sail Sail plan Three masted, Spritsail& spritsail topsail, fore course, fore topsail & fore topgallant, main course
The_Ark_(ship)
Rope tied to a boat
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Painter_(rope)
Sail-carrying part of the rigging of a sailing ship
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Yard_(sailing)
Ancient Roman ships, found in lake of Nemi in 1929
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Nemi_ships
Flag of the United Kingdom
identifying device". The jack was flown in the bows or from the head of the spritsail mast to indicate the vessel's nationality: "You are alsoe for this present
Union_Jack
Ethnic groups of Austronesian peoples
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Micronesians
Type of sailing vessel from the Indian Ocean
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Dhow
Combat involving sea-going ships
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Naval_warfare
Type of large jib or staysail
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Genoa_(sail)
Cradle of civilization in North Africa
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Ancient_Egypt
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Achaemenid_Empire
Earliest known major Mesoamerican civilization
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Olmecs
1st-century Greco-Roman document
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
Periplus_of_the_Erythraean_Sea
Large wind-powered water vessel
sails and such fore-and-aft quadrilateral sails as lug rigs, junk and spritsails and such triangular sails as the lateen, and the crab claw. Sailing ships
Sailing_ship
Metal assembly which functions as a removable connecting link
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Shackle
Methods to navigate the Pacific Ocean
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Polynesian_navigation
earliest fore-and-aft rigs, spritsails, appeared in the 2nd century BC in the Aegean Sea on small Greek craft. Here a spritsail used on a Roman merchant
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Vessel of a fleet of ships that sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622
square-rigged Mainmast 2 square-rigged Mizzenmast 1 lateen-rigged Other masts Spritsail off bowsprit Tons burthen 550 toneladas Length 34 m (111 ft 7 in) Beam
Nuestra_Señora_de_Atocha
Mythological narrative poem by Ovid
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Metamorphoses
Spar in ship's rigging
benefit. The dolphin striker's length was typically half the length of the spritsail yard or, when spreaders were used, the same length as one spreader. On
Dolphin_striker
Deck-fitting on a ship or boat, and used to secure ropes
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Bitts
Type of ship propulsion system
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Turbosail
Process of steering a ship from a starting point to a destination
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Marine_navigation
Pre-gunpowder projectile-launching device
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Catapult
Conflict between the Roman Republic and the Cilician pirates
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Pompey's campaign against the pirates
Pompey's_campaign_against_the_pirates
Period of British prehistory, from c. 800 BC until the Roman occupation
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
British_Iron_Age
Variable-camber aerodynamic structure
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Wingsail
English Tudor warship (1511–1545)
and possibly also a square sail; and the bowsprit set a small square spritsail. According to the Anthony Roll illustration (see top of this section)
Mary_Rose
Egyptian harbour on the Red Sea and former port city
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Mersa_Gawasis
Ropes, cables and chains which support masts of sailing ships
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Rigging
Guide for rope, sheet or cable
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Fairlead
Type of sail
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Spanker_(sail)
Norms for writing the English language
unstressed /ɪ, ə/ bargain, mountain, portrait /ə/ certain, coxswain, spritsail ao /aʊ/ manoao, miaow, Maoism, cacao (GA) /eɪ/ /eɪ.ɒ/ /eɪ.ə/ /iˈoʊ/ /ɑːoʊ/
English_orthography
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Fisherman's_staysail
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Peak_halyard
Degree of curvature of a sail in a horizontal cross-section
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Draft_(sail)
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Bobstay
Fabric or other surface supported by a mast to allow wind propulsion
sails and such fore-and-aft quadrilateral sails as lug rigs, junk and spritsails and such triangular sails as the lateen, and the crab claw have their
Sail
Speakers of Austronesian languages
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Austronesian_peoples
Work by Herodotus, c. 440 BC
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Histories_(Herodotus)
Fastener consisting of a U-shaped bracket through which a pin is placed
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Clevis_fastener
Ancient Greek temple
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Temple_of_Isthmia
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Skysail
Line putting lateral force the peak of the gaff
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Gaff_vang
Sailboat rigging component
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Boom_vang
14th-century BCE Mediterranean shipwreck
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Uluburun_shipwreck
Bronze Age civilisation in South Asia
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Indus_Valley_Civilisation
United States historic place
and removing an added motor. It is normally rigged with a mainsail and spritsail, but these are only raised when the boat is taken out of its custom-built
Libby's_No._23
122–151. March 1948, pp. 122–167. Bibliography March, Edgar J (1948). Spritsail barges of the Thames and Medway. London: Percival Marshall. Roberts, Bob
Henry_Dodd
2700–2000 BC Greek shipwreck
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Dokos_shipwreck
for a topping lift). boomie A ketch-rigged barge with gaff (instead of spritsail) and boom on main and mizzen. Booms'l rig could also refer to cutter-rigged
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(A–L)
City in Lebanon
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Tyre,_Lebanon
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Ancient_Egyptian_navy
Speculative historical theories
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Pre-Columbian transoceanic contact theories
Pre-Columbian_transoceanic_contact_theories
Hole through which to pass a rope
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Cringle
Wind propulsion technology for large ships
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
SolidSail
Line used to rotate a yard around the mast
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Brace_(sailing)
Recreation of a 6th-century BC Phoenician voyage conceived by Philip Beale
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Phoenician_Ship_Expedition
Part of sailboats
(square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail* Royal Skysail* Spanker Spritsail (square-rigged)† Spritsail* (Optimist) Studding* Tanja sail Topgallant Topsail Watersail*
Sail_batten
Wood joinery technique used in shipbuilding
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Phoenician_joint
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
List of surviving ancient ships
List_of_surviving_ancient_ships
Purported ancient tribal confederation of the Late Bronze Age
Crab claw Fore-and-aft Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship Harpax Ram
Sea_Peoples
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